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Martin, James,, 1933- The computerized society; an appraisal of the impact of computers on society over the next fifteen years [by] James Martin and Adrian R.D. Norman. - Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1970]
xii, 560 p. illus., maps. 24 cm. Content notes : Section 1: Euphoria: An exploding technology -- The new machines -- The symbiotic age -- Goodbye to money? -- Law enforcement -- Teaching with computers -- Home sweet home -- The use of computers for control -- The computerized corporation -- Doctors -- Cities and transportation -- Toward a National Data Center -- Governing with computers -- Section 2: Alarm -- The battle of privacy -- The nature of the threat to privacy -- Machines in error -- Harassment -- Crime and sabotage -- Bewilderment -- Power -- Changes in employment patterns -- Section 3: Protective action -- Handling change -- The changes needed in education -- The laws that are needed -- Locks, guards, and burglar alarms -- Systems controls that are needed -- The Ombudsman -- The systems scientist's role -- The world of the future. 0131659774 9780131659773 * Electronic data processing. Computers and civilization. Ordinateurs et civilisation. * Norman, Adrian R. D., * Title